Chloroform → 4-(3-Chloropropyl)pyridyl hydrochloride

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Thionyl chloride (1.6 ml) was added to a solution of 4-pyridine propanol (2 g, 14.5 mmol) in trichloromethane (20 ml) cooled at 0° C. After stirring for 1 hour at ambient temperature followed by 1 hour at 60° C., the solvent was evaporated and the residue was triturated with ether to give 4-(3-chloropropyl)pyridyl hydrochloride as a white solid.

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